Hues of distinctive blue to bluish-green color the slopes of these hills.

When the tide is high, you can see the Atlantic pushing up through a deep, jagged hole in the rock.

Every fifth of November, effigies of Guy Fawkes are thrown onto bonfires across Great Britain. But this Guy has managed to survive his fiery fate for almost 300 years.

Inside Cork's Kent station stands its country's longest-serving postbox.

The biggest cave system in the Arabian Peninsula is home to a rare variety of blind fish.

Some of the secrets of human origin are revealed at this museum.

An ancient site that has revealed incredible artifacts including portions of the Themistoclean Wall.

This memorial park is also the original site of Queen Cleopatra’s Caesareum, whose pillars now stand in London and New York.

The accidental discovery of this gilt bronze head led archaeologists to find the Roman Baths in the city of Bath

J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

The beloved fantasy novelist is buried near a church containing a whimsical etched glass window full of Narnia favorites.

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

Every year locals tumble 650 feet down to the bottom of the hill chasing a Double Gloucester cheese.

A majestic mansion designed in Mughalai style, complete with a turquoise onion dome.

The western face was supposedly left clock-less to snub the Welsh.

Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.

This pub can leave even the sober feeling slightly unsteady.

An ancient woodland that inspired a young J.R.R. Tolkien.

This is not only one of the oldest collections in Europe, but also possibly the most beautiful.

This historic observatory was established to keep shipwrecks from littering the Cape of Good Hope.

Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.

This natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.

Gaze upon chocolate sculptures depicting everything from chariot races to Gaudí's famous church at this shrine to sweets.

Britain’s highest medieval monastery is a remote ruin nestled at the head of a valley 1,240 feet above the sea.